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Kansas Should Welcome AI Growth, Not Zone It Away
Artificial intelligence is not floating in the clouds. It runs on land, energy, fiber, water systems, skilled workers, and data centers. That means Kansas has a choice. It can become a place where the next generation of digital infrastructure is…
Kansas Has a Cost Problem—And It’s Driving People Away
Kansas isn’t collapsing. That would at least get attention. What’s happening is quieter and more…
2026 Green Book – Kansas Policy Institute
About KPIWe engage citizens and policymakers with information to enact public policy solutions that…
Kansas Lawmakers Are Settling for Average While Other…
Kansas ranks 23rd on tax competitiveness. In a race where people vote with their feet, that is not…
Why Kansas Wins When SCOTUS Stops Tariff Overreach
Kansas cannot treat trade as a talking point. Trade is a pillar of the state’s economy, from Wichita…
Kansas Should Reject Price Controls
Kansas families feel the squeeze. Prescription drugs are expensive. Credit card balances are heavy. Rents and groceries are up. When people are hurting, it’s understandable that lawmakers reach for a simple-sounding fix: cap the price. But that’s…
Economic Updates Suggest Kansas Can Lead
If you only look at Kansas’s unemployment rate, you might think everything is fine. That’s the…
Subsidies Cost Kansans Even When Revenues Rise
Why the Chiefs deal hurts people today and tomorrow In a previous post, I explained why the…
How Does Kansas Rank in Economic Freedom?
Kansas ranks 14th nationally, with an overall score of 7.12, in the Economic Freedom of North…
Why the approved Chiefs deal is bad economics
In December 2025, the deal to bring the Kansas City Chiefs across the state line was agreed upon.…
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